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J. HERRON.

MUSIC LEAP TURNER;

No. 333,519. Patented Jan. 5, 1886.

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J. HERRON.

MUSIC LEAF TURNER. N0. 333,519. PatentedJan. 5, 1886.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN PIERROLN'T, OF OLNEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO F. T. PHILLIPS, OF SAME PLACE.

MUSIC-LEAF TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333,519, dated January 5, 1886.

Application filed November 28, 1884. Serial No. 149,043.

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T0 at whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JNO. HERRON, of Olncy, in the county of Richland and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Leaf Turners; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being 1 had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in music-turners; and it consists in the combination of pivoted levers which have their lower ends passed through a slot in the frame, and which have their upper ends connected to endwise-moving rods which are provided with racks, and which racks engage with pinions which turn idly upon a pivotal shaft. and which pinions have connected to them arms provided with suitable clasps for attaching the arms to I the leaves of music, as will be more fully del scribed hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for musical instruments by means of which the player can quickly and readily turn thcleaves ofthemusic,eithersingly or any l desired number of them together,and in which theleaves of the music are turned entirely from the top,in contradistinction to the bottom, for l the purpose ot'turning the leaves more quickly and holding them better, and supporting them more perfectly in position.

Figure l is a front elevation of an apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Figs. 3, 4, 5 are detailed views.

A represents a suitable frame or support, which will be of any desired height or width that may be preferred, and which may be prol vided with the folding wings B, for the purpose of increasing its width, and thus forming a more perfect support for the music. The

' be made perfectly lower end of this frame may plain, so as to rest upon a piano or other musical instrument; or it may be provided with means, as here shown, for attaching it to a suitable base or support, 0. This base orsupport 0 is provided with dovetailed projections D, which catch over corresponding projections, E, formed upon the lower end of the base A.

When the projections are made to catchin the dovetailed projections upon the base, the frame is supported in position at a suitable inclination, and thus can be placed upon a table or any other suitable support provided to receive it.

Pivoted upon the back of the frame A are any desired number of operating-rods, F, each one of which has a smallhandle or projection, G, formed upon its lower end, and which handle extends through the slot H, formed in the lowerEend of the base. The lower ends of the levers are held in position bya suitable crosspiece, I, as shown in Fig. 2, for the purpose of preventing them from having any unnecessary play or vibration. To the upper end of each one of these levers is attached an endwisemoving rod or bar, K, each one of which has a series of teeth or a rack, J, formed upon its inner edge. These racks or teeth J engage with corresponding pinions, L, which turn loosely upon the pivotal rod N. To each pinion is connected an arm, O,which has connected to its outer end the vertical piece P. This vertical piece P has its upper end turned inward,so as to catch over and center upon the pivotal rod,while to its lower end is attached an arm, Q, which is provided with the springclasps R,for catching over the top edges of the different sheets of music. \Vhen any one of the lovers is moved by means of the handle upon its lower end, the endwise-moving rod attached to the upper end of the lever causes a corresponding pinion on the pivotal rod to revolve, and thus turn acorresponding leaf of music. If the levers are not moved in their regular order, two or more or all of theleaves of music can be turned at the same time.

Over the top and front of the endwise-moving rods, the pinions, and the bars, which are connected directly to the pinions, is placed a suitable semicircularframe or covering of any kind, so as to conceal these bars, but which frame or covering has a curved slot through its lower end, so that the vertical pieces which are connected to the arms on the pinions can freely sweep through a portion of a circle. By thus covering the different bars they are not only protected from dust and dirt, but from accidental injury in every way.

It will be seen that attachment is made to the leaves of music at their topedges, in con- 1 tradistinction to their lower edges, for the purpose of turning the leaves not only more quickly, but of holding them more perfectly 5 imposition.

10 This support is made from several pieces,

which are hinged together,so that the support can be folded into a small compass.

To the different parts of the support are secured projections Z, for the purpose of keep- 15 ing the book or leaves of music from slipping off the support.

Having thus described my invention, I claimr 1. Ina music-leaf turner, the combination of 20 the frame having a slot through its lower end,

the handles which project through the slot,the

levers pivoted on the back of the frame, the rack-bars connected to the upper ends of the levers, pinions L on the rod N, arms 0, and the vertical pieces P. having the arms and holding devices on their lower ends, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the frame A,for supporting the music, the levers pivoted uponits back and provided with handles at theirlower ends, the rack-bars J K. the pinions L, rod N, arms 0, and projections P, which extend upward from the arms and are centered at their upper ends upon the rodN, and which have the armsQ and spring holding devices R secured to their lower ends, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JO HE BQL Witnesses:

WILLIAM PATTON, SAM. J. BAKER. 

